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Nishit Dave wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Shawn prjktdtnt
Thompson <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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this argument. With the right level of
enthusiasm, a little configuration and remembering to plug it in when
you're not there to manually suspend it, the phone works as a phone
with 2008.8 just fine. I use mine every day and since receiving it have
not turned on my old phone, not even once! <br>
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More power to you!<br>
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Before I get flamed though I will state I am an avid Linux user. I am
comfortable with command line or GUI, and actually tend to prefer the
CLI. For those who are very new to Linux or are still scared of the
command line might I suggest studying and becoming comfortable with CLI
first for now since, until the software has been stabilized further,
these complains will continue to exist.<br>
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I will wait avidly for the day, but I don't think I should be holding
my breath. In the mean time, I hope the people at OM get their hands
on a proper Linux phone, so they can see how really usable and bug-free
it can be.<br>
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I'd like to see one that isn't based heavily on Java other than
openmoko. I had been waiting for this phone for 3 years because it just
happened to be my forte. I know it's current usage as a phone can be
daunting or limited but from the advancements I've seen just since I've
started watching the community I can't wait to see what happens before
the year is even over.<br>
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Usability has improved, according to what I've read before I purchased
my FR, by leaps and bounds in the past 6 months, I wait to see what the
next 6 months hold. Also the OpenMoko software is going to change by
leaps and bounds when FSO becomes stabilized. Software will have a base
platform from which to build upon. It will be up to the developer to
choose a front end and a language but the calls will all go to dbus.<br>
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I do agree, the people who run that vendor's site SHOULD state it is
still a developer centric release as of right now but there's nothing
that will change what has already happened. <br>
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If you're not impressed then please submit bug reports, feature
requests, etc to the mailing lists, bug tracker or even the IRC chat.
If there's one thing I have learned since joining the OpenMoko
community, it is that people love to help in any way they can. I have
worked with two developers so far to work on making a gui for flashing
or managing your openmoko. I haven't contributed much code if any but I
was just happy to help. Isn't that the point of open source and free
software, <i>to share the knowledge you have with someone who has
knowledge you might not</i>?<br>
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-Shawn<br>
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